đánh đu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To swing: The primary meaning refers to the physical action of moving back and forth while suspended, typically on a swing. It describes the motion itself.
- To play on a swing: This meaning refers to the recreational activity of using a swing for play or entertainment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Những đứa trẻ thích đánh đu ở công viên. (The children like to swing in the park.)
- Cô ấy đánh đu rất cao và không sợ hãi. (She swings very high and is not afraid.)
- Trong lễ hội, mọi người thường tụ tập để đánh đu. (During the festival, people often gather to play on the swings.)
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: In Vietnamese tradition, is not merely a child's game but also a significant folk activity during spring festivals (Hội xuân). It often involves a tall bamboo swing and is associated with social gatherings, courtship, and community spirit.
- Lễ hội làng tôi không thể thiếu trò đánh đu. (My village's festival is incomplete without the swinging game.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cái đu (n): The swing (the equipment itself).
- Họ dựng một cái đu bằng tre rất cao. (They erected a very tall bamboo swing.)
- Đu đưa (v): To swing gently, to sway. This is a near-synonym but often implies a slower, more gentle motion, not necessarily on a swing (e.g., a branch swaying).
- Chiếc võng đu đưa trong gió. (The hammock swayed in the wind.)
Synonyms
- Đu: A shorter, more colloquial form with the same core meaning as . It can function as both a verb (to swing) and a noun (a swing).
- Trẻ con chơi đu. (The kids are swinging.)
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Đánh đu với tinh: This is a very specific, literary idiom. It means "to sup with the devil" or to engage in a dangerous or risky association. Note: This is an advanced, figurative use where metaphorically means "to consort with" or "to be involved with."
- Anh ta nên cẩn thận, đánh đu với tinh thì phải có thìa dài. (He should be careful; he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.)
- To swing
- đánh đu với tinhhe should have a long spoon that sups with the devil
- Đánh đu diễn ra trong các hội xuân hoặc hội thu ở các làng thuộc Hà Bắc, Vĩnh Phú. Cây đu làm bằng tre, thường trồng gần nơi đình làng để trai gái tới vui chơi. Đây là dịp giúp cho trai gái được gần gũi nhau và bộc lộ tình yêu+Đánh đu (swinging) is a popular game in spring or autumn festivals in Ha Bac or Vinh Phu provinces. A swing pillar made of bamboo is planted near to the village communal house where boys and girls gather for entertainments. It is on this occasion that they get closer to one another and confide to one another more easily